Chapter 502: Primordial Demon Rod

Ye Feng patiently waited for the others to complete their second task, while inwardly pondering the rank of his own techniques such as Splitting Sky Finger. According to the Tower of Ten Thousand Beasts, only a code could fully unleash the power of laws. To Ye Feng’s frustration, neither his Ice Heart Art nor his Hundred Forges Vajra Body could reveal any enhancement effects. The law of sealing itself arose from extreme freezing, and although Ice Heart Art also had a freezing effect, it was an internal freezing that couldn’t be compared to normal freezing. As for Hundred Forges Vajra Body, it was merely a physical training technique and couldn’t demonstrate any enhancement from refining laws. Only Splitting Sky Finger showed clear attack enhancements. Yet Ye Feng had never paid attention to this before, and with nothing available for testing at the moment, he decided to put it aside and test it later.

Ye Feng waited for three full days. After him, the second person to emerge was Shi Tou. When he came out, he was in a terrible state, but his face showed a satisfied smile. Clearly, he had won—and won quite convincingly.

“Boss, why are you the only one?” Shi Tou realized only after coming out that there were only him and Ye Feng outside.
“You were the second to come out,” Ye Feng said helplessly, shrugging.
“No way. It should have been several days already, right?” Shi Tou was skeptical.
“Three days,” Ye Feng nodded.
“The losers are directly sent away, so that’s why there are only you two here so far,” the aged voice came again before falling silent.

“Shi Tou, how did you feel after ten matches?” Ye Feng asked with a smile.
“The first eight matches were fine. The last two were against two guys at the seventh level of law cultivation, so it took a bit longer. Especially the last one—he was really tough. Luckily, I had my stick; otherwise, I might have lost.” Shi Tou patted his stone stick.

“Let me take a look at your stick,” Ye Feng said, curious. The stick was as thick or thin, long or short as he wished, truly resembling the Ruyi Jingu Bang mentioned in Journey to the West that Ye Feng had heard about on Earth. He couldn’t help but wonder if Sun Wukong was also a descendant of the Primordial Demon Ape.

After taking the stick from Shi Tou, Ye Feng found it quite heavy. After examining it closely, he couldn’t determine its material. At that moment, information from the Martial Code suddenly appeared again:

The Ancient Demon Plant originated from the same source as the Ancient Demon Ape, evolving by absorbing the ape’s life force. This plant has no branches, no flowers, and no roots; its length and thickness can vary, and it can be both flexible and rigid.
“So that’s how it is…” Ye Feng finally understood. The so-called Ancient Demon Plant was actually a parasitic plant that could only live on the Ancient Demon Ape, evolving through its life force. The price to pay was being used as a weapon.
“Boss, so what? Is there anything strange about this stick?” Shi Tuo couldn’t help but ask.
“Nothing much. I originally thought it was just an ordinary weapon and planned to refine it for you. But it seems this thing can’t be refined after all…” Ye Feng shook his head. However, another piece of information from the Martial Canon made him pause.
“The Ancient Demon Plant can be refined using Xi Rang. Once refined successfully, it can unleash its full power.”
“Xi Rang…” Ye Feng frowned slightly. He remembered obtaining a unit of Xi Rang in that god-level secret realm, but it had been taken by the pseudo-illusory treasure that nurtured plants in his mental sea—something that seemed extremely precious.
“Boss, you know about Xi Rang too?” Shi Tuo asked, hearing Ye Feng mutter to himself.
“Mm, I’ve heard of it,” Ye Feng nodded. “What’s wrong? Is there any record in your inherited memories?”
“Xi Rang is the first soil in the world, possessing endless magical power. It can evolve and replicate itself. A single unit of Xi Rang, given time, can grow into a planet. It greatly benefits plant growth, accelerating it exponentially and increasing fruit yield without any side effects. Moreover, among all earth-type extreme attribute substances, it is the most unique—unlike others, which contain at most two or three laws, it possesses multiple traits and encompasses all earth-type laws. With sufficient comprehension, one can fully grasp all earth-type laws through Xi Rang. Thus, for those practicing earth-type cultivation, it is the most precious treasure.” Shi Tuo recounted what he remembered from his inherited memories.
“Xi Rang is an extreme earth-type substance?” Ye Feng found it hard to believe.
“My inherited memories can’t be wrong,” Shi Tuo said firmly.
Hearing Shi Tuo’s affirmative answer, Ye Feng sent his mental energy into that pseudo-illusory treasure that nurtured plants. “Little guy, that piece of Xi Rang is still in your belly, right?”

“Xirang… I want…” No one had ever used this pseudo-illusory treasure created by Nian Cangsheng before; it had been left in his ring ever since it was made, until it was given to Ye Feng. Thus, the spirit of this little thing was still very young, with a childish voice. Hearing Ye Feng mention Xirang, it naturally refused to give it away.
“How many pieces of Xirang are there now? I just need one,” Ye Feng asked.
“Three…” the little thing replied honestly.
“Alright, I’ll take one. If there are any good things in the future, I’ll share them with you too,” Ye Feng coaxed it as if soothing a child.
“Okay, okay!” The spirit immediately agreed upon hearing this.
The white waves lifted a stone the size of a finger and dropped it into Ye Feng’s mentally manifested hand.
“It’s grown so big?” Ye Feng was surprised and then stored it in his storage ring.
“I need to master all the earth-related laws sometime, and then create an avatar,” Ye Feng thought, already preparing for what lay ahead. “Out of the five basic laws, only the wind law remains. As for the light and dark laws, there’s no rush for now.”
Seeing that Ye Feng seemed to be deep in thought, the stone didn’t disturb him. It simply sat cross-legged aside, closed its eyes, and sorted through the gains from recent battles.
After a while, Ye Feng retracted his mental energy. Seeing the stone meditating nearby, he remembered that Jin still hadn’t appeared and grew worried. His purpose in bringing Jin here was to let him regain control of the Tower of Ten Thousand Beasts. Although Jin’s current strength allowed him to control only the first layer, if he were sent away now, there would be no hope left.
But under these circumstances, he could only wait patiently.